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Monday, 28 April 2014

The scorching heat of Indian summer,
the one relief that we always look
forward are these frozen treats! one & only Kulfi !

With so many mangoes making an appearance in the market, Lets
make one ,

Mango kulfi ?

Here is the easy recipe which will
take just few minute for those beauties to come out of your fridge ;)

MM Mithaiwala - Mango Kulfi

Prep Time: Under 15 min

Cook Time: Under 15 min

Yield: Makes 6 kulfis (or as per the size your kulfi
mold)

Ingredients

2½ cups milk
(about 500 milliliters)

¼ cup milk
powder

½ cup
condensed milk (I used sweetened condensed milk)

¼ cup sugar

1 cup
alphonso mango pulp

Method

Combine
all the ingredients except the mango pulp in a non-stick pan and mix well.
Bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes till thickens. Cool
completely.

Add
the mango pulp and mix well.

You
can set these in any container you want. But traditionally Kulfi ice-cream are
served in these special moulds where the ice-cream is set. That shape has all
the significance for me :) You might find these here in local Indian stores
(mostly in larger ones).

Pour
the ice-cream into individual kulfi moulds and freeze till set. Or you can wait
till its half set and place a ice-cream stick in the center of it (the half
frozen cream will help the stick to hold it in place). Refrigerate again till
completely set.

Unmold
the Kulfi. You can easily do that by placing it under running water for few
seconds. Pull the stick gently and it will come out.

Friday, 25 April 2014

Summers are here and so are mangoes , fresh and juicy. Apart from being tasty, do you know that Mango also offers a
number of health benefits?

Have a look at these 10 amazing health benefits of mangoes.

1. Fights And Prevents Cancer:

Mangoes are full of anti-oxidants which prevent breast cancer, prostate
cancer and colon cancer. It also helps prevent leukemia.

2. Improves Eye Sight:

It contains high dosage of Vitamin A or Retinol which helps protect eye
sight.

3. High amount of Fibre and Vit C:

It contains high amount of fibre and Vitamin C which helps to eliminate the
Low Dencity Lipoprotein thereby bringing cholesterol levels down.

4. Maintaining the Alkaline Balance
of the Body:

This is an amazing fruit which helps to maintain the alkaline balance of the
human body because it contains elements like malic acid, tartaric acid and also
a very good amount of citric acid.

5. Increases Metabolic Rate:

Like papayas, mangoes also help in improving digestion because it is very
rich in fibres. Fibres help in good bowel movement and this inturn helps
increase metabolic rate. Increased metabolic rate helps in cutting down excess
stomach flab. So this is a
good fruit for people on diet.

6. Boosts Immunity:

Mangoes contain 25 varieties of carotenoids and and they are enriched with a
high amount of Vit C as well which helps maintain a healthy immune system.

7. Enriched with Anti-oxidants:

Mangoes are enriched with antioxidants and this helps in cell rejuvenation
and cell repair.It helps detoxify skin from inside and also prevents
occurrence of acne.

8. Increases Fertility:

Mangoes are rich in folate or folic acid which helps in improving fertility.
It is a form of Vitamin B and folic acid deficiency that can cause miscarriage
in women.

9. Trace Minerals:

Mangoes contain trace elements like copper, selenium, zinc and potassium
which are essential for human well being. Absence of these trace minerals can
cause a lot of health problems. So start including mangoes in your regular
diet.

10. Vitamin E:

Mangoes are rich in Vitamin E, which helps increase and improve the sex
drive in humans.Mango fruit benefits also include reducing cholesterol and preventing
diabetes. Mangoes
contain natural sugar, and each has nearly 31gms of sugar, but at the same time
it is low on glycemic load, this means that it the blood sugar is not
affected.